Pakistan defeats India by eight wickets in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup

 On the final ball of the 47th over, the Boys in Green managed to chase down the 260-run target.

In the fifth match of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19s Asia Cup, which took place on Sunday at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai, Pakistan U19 defeated India by eight wickets.

Pakistan's player of the day was Azan Awais, who struck a magnificent 105 off 130 with 10 boundaries to remain undefeated and lead the Green Shirts to an easy victory.

Pakistan had a poor start, as in the fifth over, Shamyl Hussain was dismissed for just eight runs, leaving his team trailing 28 to 1. But security came from Shahzaib Khan's 110-run partnership with Awais.

Shahzaib left the field after scoring an incredible 63 runs in an innings. Following his exit, Awais and captain Saad Baig combined for 125 runs, which proved to be enough to win the match.

Baig, who amassed a quick 68 off 51 deliveries with eight fours and a six, was Pakistan's second-highest scorer of the day. In U19 competitions, this is Pakistan's most successful chase against India to date.

Thanks to some late runs down the order from Sachin Dhas, India had earlier set a target of 260 runs for Pakistan.

After taking two early wickets, Amir Hassan and Mohammad Zeeshan left the Blues 46-2 in just 11.2 overs, giving the Green Shirts a great start.

But captain Uday Saharan and middle-order batsman Adarsh Singh put up a crucial 93-run partnership as the former scored 62 off 81 before falling victim to Arafat Minhas.

India lost two wickets in quick succession after Singh was removed from the field, but Saharan continued to play and score important runs.

After being removed for 60 runs by Ubaid Shah, India finished 42.5 overs with 206-6.

With four wickets, Zeeshan was Pakistan's standout player, followed by Amir and Ubaid with two apiece.

Pakistan had earlier won the toss and chosen to bowl first.

India U-19 playing XIs: Saumy Pandey, Murugan Abhishek, Raj Limbani, Naman Tiwari, Musheer Khan, Sachin Dhas, Aravelly Avanish (wk), Adarsh Singh, Arshin Kulkarni, Rudra Patel, and Uday Saharan (c).

Shamyl Hussain, Shahzaib Khan, Azan Awais, Saad Baig (c & wk), Tayyab Arif, Arafat Minhas, Ali Asfand, Amir Hassan, and Ubaid Shah are the members of the Pakistan U-19 team.